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Lot 20R

An amber glass jug
Persia, 10th/ 11th Century

30 March 2021, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£3,000 - £4,000

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An amber glass jug
Persia, 10th/ 11th Century

of compressed globular form with simple handle and tapering neck with flaring rim shaped into a spout, applied decoration around the neck
15 cm. high

Footnotes

As furnace technology improved, allowing wider variety of production, many new styles of glass evolved, and the early medieval period between the 8th and the 12th centuries produced some of the most unique and playful glass from the across of Islamic world. This fine example consists of a rounded body, made using the dip-moulding technique where a parison of molten glass is dipped into a mould then tooled, blown or manipulated into its form. The rich colour was achieved by the addition of manganese inclusions during the melting process.

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Some countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.

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